Rice patties

Yesterday I visited some of the best rice patties in all of Bali. Here is what they looked like.









These are rice terrace. These are every where down the valley. They are cut ledges in the side of the hill for rice.





The rice is grown in plugs in well organized rows. The rice is harvested by hand when the rice is grown in terraces, but when grown on flat fields they can use machines.





When the rice is yellow and bent over is when the rice is ready to be harvested. This process, which has been used for thousands of years, takes about three months. The plugs take about 18 days to grow before moved to the patties.




Before they plant the rice plugs they have to plow the mud into rows using the cows. Why they have the cows is because they cut the grass from the walking paths and feed them. In return they use the manure for the rice and for plowing.
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Location:Mountains of bali